14. Portland Trail Blazers

By: Lucas Kochevar

       The Portland Trail Blazers have made the playoffs for the past couple of years under the leadership of Damian Lillard. The Trail Blazers have some talent at the guard position. Damian Lillard is one of the best PG's in the league along with his SG C.J. McColum. They are easily a top five backcourt duo and they should be very dangerous for years to come. They also have one of the best young centers in the league. This is the projected starting lineup from me.

PG: Damian Lillard
SG: C.J. McCollum
SF: Maurice Harkless
PF: Al-Farouq Aminu
C: Jusuf Nurkic

6th Man: Al-Faruoq Aminu

         The PG position is obviously holding the job. Lillard is one of the most dangerous players offensively in the league. He is a liability on defense, but he makes up for it. The backup is Shabazz Napier. McCollum is the starting SG and he is also one of the best SG's in the league. McCollum is the a great talent and will be the SG for awhile. The SF position is Harkless, who is very good too. His defense is very strong for the team, but he is challenged offensively. The PF is not very strong for the team as they have Aminu playing a small ball type of PF. Zach Collins is the backup and he was the tenth overall pick. He should be a very skilled PF moving forward, but right now he is very raw. Nurkic is the center and he very good for their future. He is a star in post and will continue to develop into a great center in the league. The worst thing he can be is Jonas Valanciunas type of player. The Blazers are going to push for the playoffs and should be competitive.